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  • Team Galag Batmobile at 2016 Gumball 3000 rally - Image via Team Galag Facebook page

    Gumball 3000 regulars Team Galag has brought out possibly its best vehicle yet for this year’s rally, currently underway in Europe. Having previously brought us a custom car based on a Nissan GT-R as well as a pretty convincing Tumbler Batmobile replica, the Saudi Arabian duo have now come up with their own Batmobile based on the bones of a Lamborghini Gallardo. The design reminds us of Lamborghini’s Egoista concept from 2013, but unlike the single-seat concept built to celebrate the Italian marque’s 50th anniversary Team Galag’s car features two seats. As revealed in...

  • 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor
    Video shows Ford's new F-150 Raptor pushed to the limits

    While you're sitting at your desk reading this, remember that a lucky Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] engineer was blasting through the Southern California desert in a brand new F-150 Raptor. This wasn't just some gentle drive down an old mining road, it was a high-performance drive more akin to what...

  • Heald HT1-Viper shallow mounted roadblocker
    Anti-terrorist roadblock obliterates trucks

    Step aside, Texas A&M. It seems that there's a new king in the How to Stop a Truck Immediately game... which is a game we don't think features a ton of civilian players. This player, however, is Heald and it's based in the UK. The tool for the task at hand is called the HT1-Viper, and it's a...

  • Franky Zapata breaks hoverboard record
    7,388 feet is the new hoverboard record

    A French adventurist has broken the record for the longest hoverboard flight: 7,388 feet. "It's an amazing sensation, it's really peaceful," new record holder Franky Zapata told reporters immediately after the event, which was attended by about 200 people. CHECK OUT: McLaren 650S crashes minutes...

  • Bugatti Chiron engine rev video
    Hear the Bugatti Chiron’s monster engine rev

    Bugatti’s new Chiron is one of the most anticipated cars of the year. The 1,480-horsepower hypercar was unveiled during March’s Geneva Motor Show but deliveries of customer cars won’t start until later in the year. There are a few videos now showing the Chiron out and about, with...

  • Wreckage of a Gumpert Apollo that crashed during the 2016 Gumball 3000
    Gumpert Apollo crashes during Gumball 3000 rally

    The 2016 Gumball 3000 only started on Saturday but the annual road trip has already seen its first crash. A rare Gumpert Apollo crashed yesterday during the run from the Scottish capital Edinburgh to Manchester, England. According to onlookers, the German supercar spun out of control on a curved...

  • The difference between 2Hi, 4Hi, and 4Lo in real-world tests

    The 2016 Toyota Tacoma is fitted with the standard setup you'd find in any truck that wants to go play in the dirt. There's two-wheel-drive and both four-wheel-high and four-wheel-drive-low. Additionally, Toyota offers the Tacoma with a number of other bits of tech to make your off-tarmac journey a bit easier. Today's video from Engineering Explained provides a visual primer on the differences between 2Hi, 4Hi, and 4Lo, as well some of those other traction-enhancing features. DON'T MISS: Here's how you double clutch: Video When you're running around town, you don't need all four wheels...

  • 1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part three: technology

    A couple weeks ago, we started following the restoration of the Ford GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the car, chassis number P1046, in 2014 and enlisted the services of Rare Drive, Inc. of East Kingston, New...

  • Ferrari F12 tdf at 2016 Gumball 3000
    Ferrari F12 tdf driver does massive burnout at Gumball 3000

    This year’s Gumball 3000 rally got underway in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday and one of the standouts was a blue Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] F12 tdf. The 770-horsepower supercar is owned by Canadian Josh Cartu, a regular at the Gumball 3000, and he knew exactly how to entertain the crowds. DON'T MISS...

  • Teaser for Mazzanti EV-R debuting at 2016 Turin Auto Show
    Mazzanti EV-R supercar to reach 250 mph

    Mazzanti is just weeks away from unveiling its Project EV-R. The car is a more extreme version of the company’s Evantra supercar and promises to be the fastest, most powerful car out of Italy. In its latest teaser, Mazzanti has revealed that the EV-R has a targeted top speed of 250 mph...

  • Bugatti Veyron at an auto wash
    Bugatti Veyron owner cool with using auto wash

    If your car retailed for well over a million dollars you’d want only the best treatment for it, right? Well, not the owner of this Bugatti Veyron who appears to have no qualms driving through an automatic car wash. DON'T MISS: Ferrari F12 tdf driver does massive burnout at Gumball 3000...

  • "Made by Hand" documentary on the Porsche 356.
    This documentary on building the Porsche 356 is worth your time

    Although the average attention span may not be anywhere near the 40 minutes required to sit through this documentary on the Porsche 356, we highly recommend you grab a cup of coffee and make it part of your morning routine. Maybe do it every morning. The documentary, first picked up by Road &...

  • Adelbert Engler's massive Ford Mustang collection.

    We'll spoil this one for you before you even watch this short video: Adelbert Engler doesn't actually have 5,500 full-size Mustangs. He has a bunch of those in his "Garage Mahal," yes, but the subject of this brief film released a while back by Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] European operations is more about his scale model Mustangs, of which he has nearly 5,500 (subtracting the real ones, which appear to span just about every generation). DON'T MISS: ​Ford Shelby GT350 Vs. Chevy Camaro SS: Video Throwdown Engler is located in Belgium, which is not exactly native country for Ford Mustangs...

  • BMW i8 fitted with Heinz Performance Exhaust system
    BMW i8 finally sounds mean thanks to Heinz Performance exhaust

    Despite what you might think, the BMW i8 is not a vehicle that actually depends solely on electricity for its power. Besides the electric motor there is also a turbocharged 1.5-liter 3-cylinder gasoline engine, and together they produce 362 horsepower. The car is a plug-in hybrid and it puts its...

  • Red Bull Racing Aeroscreen cockpit protection
    Watch a wheel hit Red Bull's Aeroscreen cockpit at 140 mph

    Red Bull Racing has started testing its proposed race car cockpit protection system known as the Aeroscreen. The Formula One team’s star driver Daniel Ricciardo hopped behind the wheel of a car fitted with the Aeroscreen and successfully completed some laps of the Sochi Autodrom prior to this...

  • LeEco LeSee concept, 2016 Beijing Auto Show
    LeSee concept heralds new electric car from China's LeEco

    While the world debates whether American tech giants Apple and Alphabet (Google’s parent company) are actually developing cars, Chinese rivals have been upfront with their intentions and have already started parading concepts previewing their future plans. One of these is LeEco (formerly...

  • Ford Focus RS RX
    Behind the scenes with the development of the Ford Focus RS RX

    Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Performance has released the first in what promises to be a four-part series of videos detailing the development of the Focus RS RX rally car. Built to compete in the FIA World Rallycross Championship series, the RS RX is an amped up, race-ready version of the...

  • Tesla Model 3 design prototype  -  March 2016
    Elon Musk says almost everyone will be able to buy next Tesla

    Although about 400,000 people have already raised their hands to buy the not-yet-on-sale Tesla Model 3, company founder Elon Musk has an even wider audience in mind for his company's next act. Speaking last week at the Future Transport Solutions conference in Norway, a small market that has...

  • Acura celebrates its 30th birthday

    Acura is hoping its buyer base will identify well with turning 30. The luxury arm of Honda was the first of several premium brands to come out of Japan when it launched in 1986. Although Acura hasn't enjoyed the long-running success of Lexus, the division has staked out a claim for itself as a tech and performance-oriented choice. READ: Porsche 960 mid-engine supercar back in the spotlight Acura's new ad, titled 30 Years Young, features the brand's new voice: Michael B. Jordan (he was also in Acura's Super Bowl 50 spot). The actor has appeared in a number of Hollywood films but is perhaps...

  • Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali, 2016 Beijing Auto Show
    Stefano Domenicali makes first presentation as Lamborghini CEO

    It was only in February that Stephan Winkelmann relinquished his role as CEO of Lamborghini after 11 long years. Replacing him was Stefano Domenicali who made his first public presentation as Lamborghini CEO at this week’s 2016 Beijing Auto Show. Domenicali is no stranger to performance, as...

  • 2016 Cadillac Escalade Lexani Sky Captain Piano
    Lexani unveils piano-inspired ultra-plush Cadillac Escalade

    If the already luxurious (not to mention ostentatious) Cadillac Escalade isn't quite enough, California coachbuilder Lexani Motorcars has a new option: The piano-inspired Escalade Sky Captain. Decked out in black and white inside, with hints of 24 carat gold trim, the Sky Captain is designed to...

  • How electric cars can charge wirelessly
    How electric cars can charge wirelessly

    If you have an electric vehicle, it's a given that you'll have to find an outlet so you can regain those precious electrons. Your car runs on electricity, after all. How else are you going to charge it? Well, there could be a more simple solution to your charging needs in the future, and...

  • Superformance Shelby Daytona Coupe CSX9000
    Driving the Superformance Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe

    Believe it or not, it's possible to get a bit jaded with all of today's automotive machinery. When you drive all manner of new automobiles, they start to blur together. Don't think I don't love what I do, but also realize that your average mid-size sedan starts to look an awful lot like the one...

  • FCA engineer Ken Hardman's Bonneville streamliner
    FCA engineer sets out to break land speed record

    A powertrain engineer from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] will head to the Bonneville Salt Flats in a few months in an attempt to break yet another land speed record. Ken Hardman's goal isn't just to break the existing top speed record for a gasoline engine streamliner up to 3.0 liters, it...

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